Marijuana, heroin bills being discussed

Two bills, one dealing with medical marijuana and the other dealing with stiffer penalties for heroin distribution, have been referred to their respective committees.

House Bill 920, which deals with licensing and distribution of medical marijuana, was referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare Wednesday. Rep. Gene Reynolds, District 10, says with the present law, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture has the license to produce medical marijuana and authorizes the Louisiana Board of Pharmacies to license for dispensing it, with a limit of 10 licenses across the state.

“All this does, mainly, is prohibits a member of the board of pharmacies